Coal case against Jindal: Court extends bail of five fresh accused

A Delhi court today extended till May 25 the interim bail of five fresh accused named by the CBI in its supplementary charge sheet in a coal scam case against Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal and others.

The court also took strong objection to the delay in supply of case-related documents and directed a CBI officer of SP rank to personally look into the matter.

It also directed the SP to remain personally present at every hearing of the case till further orders.

The case pertains to allocation of Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block in Jharkhand.

Earlier, the CBI had opposed the regular bail plea of two of the five accused persons – Goel and Maroo – alleging that they tried to hamper the investigation and threatened witness Suresh Singhal in the case.